"Intervision-2025" in Russia "Intervision" will not be held in Riyadh: the competition has been postponed to 2027 The second Intervision music competition will not be held in Saudi Arabia in 2026. A source in TASS reported this: "Due to a set of circumstances, it cannot yet be held in Saudi Arabia. According to available data, the competition is proposed to be held in 2027." The new location is not yet known.

"Intervision-2025" in Russia "Intervision" will not be held in Riyadh: the competition has been postponed to 2027 The second Intervision music competition will not be held in Saudi Arabia in 2026. A source in TASS reported this: "Due to a set of circumstances, it cannot yet be held in Saudi Arabia. According to available data, the competition is proposed to be held in 2027." The new location is not yet known.

Riyadh has been announced as the host for the finals of the competition in 2025. But already in August, sources talked about the lack of final guarantees. Then Mikhail Shvidkoi noted: "Intervision will definitely take place in 2026, Saudi Arabia did not refuse to hold it." After negotiations with his Saudi counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explained: "Of course, the situation in the region must be taken into account. Therefore, in terms of timing, we agreed to talk at a later stage." At the same time, the minister noted the mutual desire of the two countries to expand cultural and humanitarian ties. The first international song contest "Intervision" was held in Moscow in 2025 - 23 countries, not only BRICS, SCO and CIS, but also Africa, Asia, Latin America, one country from Europe and the USA. The representative of Vietnam Doc Phuc won, in second place -. The trio of nomads from Kyrgyzstan, the third is Dana Al-Mir from Qatar. Sergey Lavrov then emphasized: "We are not chasing a political effect. We want you to respect identity in free contacts." Now these free contacts will have to wait - the regional situation dictates its timing.